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You get better efficiency with BIAB than your other set up? Any guesses why your efficiency went up? That's a really interesting argument for BIAB.

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I have essentially done BIAB with muslin bags for partial mash batches. I just haven't done it for all-grain, yet. I'd need to get a bigger bag for an all-grain batch. I ran roughly 5lbs of grain for my last PM batch, but I had to split it into 2 different bags for steeping. I guess I never...

That's super helpful! Thanks for the visual on that. :mug:

Thanks for the feedback, all. Seems like I've got a good path forward. One question I had, is how much beer should I expect to make in a 5-gallon cooler/pot/bucket? I guess I'm curious about how much grain I can fit, as that seems like the biggest determination of production with all-grain...

Thanks! Seems like most people here are on board with the BIAB as a cheap, entry. Now I just have to get to the hardware store without my wife tagging along. ;)

Yep, that's what I was hinting at. Thanks for the input. I might go that route. I'll have to think about the differences between the cooler tun and the BIAB. Not sure how much money I want to drop to get started.

Thanks for the info. Seems like BIAB is a really cheap way to get started. Now to make a run to the hardware store without my wife ;)

Hey all! First time poster here...so please don't judge me too harshly. I'm relatively new to home brewing. I've done some extract and partial mash recipes. I've been talking to a buddy of mine that was reading about doing a cheap all-grain set-up using 5-gallon plastic buckets for his...